Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Directions for Youth and Families, to act as the Fiscal Agent for the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County (HSC), for the provision of services to social service agencies for a twelve-month period. The total amount of the grant is $50,000.00.
Funds will assure that the HSC continues to serve as the one voice of social service agencies and offers members a collective approach for client advocacy, the ability to impact public policy and to collaborate for more effective service delivery. In the past year HSC successfully established a new communications tool, the Weekly Communicator, to share member updates and announcements, increased HSC support role at members’ events, facilitated program management for the Preferred Partner Program and Coffee Chat professional development series, and more.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this expenditure is allocated from the Emergency Human Services Fund portion of the Hotel Motel Tax Fund.
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To approve the grant application of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County seeking financial assistance to address an emergency human service need pursuant to Columbus City Code; to authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Directions for Youth and Families, acting as the Fiscal Agent for the Human Services Chamber of Franklin County, to provide services to social service agencies in Columbus; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Hotel Motel Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, City Council is authorized to allocate funds annually to assist social service agencies in the city with the operating costs of delivering programs; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a grant agreement with Directions for Youth and Families, acting as the Fiscal Agent for the Human Services Chamber of Franklin County for the provision of services for a twelve-month period; and
WHEREAS, these services include, but are not limited to, serving as the one voice of social service agencies and offering members a collective approach for client advocacy, the ability to impact public policy and to collaborate for more effective service delivery; and
WHEREAS, the grant will be funded from the Hotel Motel Tax Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director enter into a grant agreement with Directions for Youth and Families, acting as the Fiscal Agent for the Human Services Chamber of Franklin County to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the grant application of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County seeking financial assistance to address human service needs pursuant to Section 371.02 (c) of the Columbus City Code is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Directions for Youth and Families, acting as the Fiscal Agent for the Human Services Chamber of Franklin County, for a one year period, to serve as the one voice of social service agencies and offer members a collective approach for client advocacy, the ability to impact public policy and to collaborate for more effective service delivery.
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the sum of $50,000.00 is appropriated in Fund 2231 Hotel Motel Tax in Object Class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $50,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized in Fund 2231 Hotel Motel Tax Fund, in Object Class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That the expenditures authorized herein are in accordance with Section 371.02 (c) of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 6. Payments are expressly contingent upon the availability of sufficient monies in the Emergency Human Services Fund to cover the obligation set forth in this contract and in no case shall payments exceed available cash in this fund. In this event that there is not sufficient cash in the fund to cover the obligation set forth in this contract, the City Auditor shall have the authority to make all necessary adjustments at his discretion.
SECTION 7. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 8. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.